Wonderful and Very Rare Early 19th c. Transferware Child's Cup: LION orange glazed pottery It weighs about 3 1/2

It weighs about 3 1/2 pounds

with a bit of very minor wear to the bottom corners along the edges

and two nail holes visible on the opposite side

2" w x 1 1/2" t not including red ribbon

with stenciled numbers too

Wonderful and Very Rare Early 19th c. Transferware Child's Cup: LION orange glazed pottery It weighs about 3 1/2This is just about my favorite antique child's cup I've ever seen. The perfect white ground, the perfect lion, the perfect hand painted yellow mane and green grass, and the perfect simple "Lion." below. And it is quite a rare one; I've only found one reference to it, which notes the maker as unknown, so while akin to Staffordshire child's mugs of the early 19th c. it may have been produced by another maker. It's a small one as far as these go (the